At the conclusion of the Second World War in 1945, Europe was reduced to rubble. This course examines the troubled history of attempts to re-establish prosperity and democracy in the postwar period. In Eastern Europe, Communist dictatorships claimed to provide a superior political and economic system. In Western Europe, the strengthening of democracy often took a back seat to the demands of the Cold War, the legacies of totalitarianism, the reluctance to decolonise and the prioritisation of economic growth. Protest and dissent - from students, feminists and terrorists – marked both East and West. This course examines the origins and contradictions of contemporary European politics and society in order better to understand the trials and tribulations of Europe in the early 21st century.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to:- Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of the history of Europe since 1945.
- Critically evaluate key interpretations of late 20th-century Europe’s social, cultural and political history.
- Analyse and integrate primary and secondary sources into written work.
- Demonstrate the significance of late 20th-century Europe for today's world.
Indicative Assessment
1,000 word document exercise (20%) [Learning Outcomes 1 - 4]2,500 word essay (40%) [Learning Outcomes 1 - 4]
Final exam, 3 hours (30%) [Learning Outcomes 1 - 4]
Tutorial participation (10%) [Learning Outcome 1,2,4]
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Workload
A two-hour lecture and one-hour tutorial per week for 13 weeks (lecture will also be recorded and posted on the course Wattle site). Students are expected to spend an average of 7 hours per teaching week outside these contact hours preparing for tutorials and completing assessment tasks.Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
Key readings will be supplied through Wattle.Preliminary Reading
Tony Judt, Postwar. A History of Europe Since 1945 (Pimlico, 2007).Victoria De Grazia, “A Model Mrs. Consumer,” in Irresistible Empire (2005), 376-458.
Emanuela Scarpellini, “Shopping American-Style: The Arrival of the Supermarket in Postwar Italy,” Enterprise & Society 5 (2004): 652-68.
Kristen Ross, “Hygiene and Modernization,” in Fast Cars, Clean Bodies: Decolonization and the Reordering of French Culture (1995), 71-122.
Majors
Minors
Fees
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- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $2718 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $3876 |
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First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4372 | 15 Feb 2016 | 26 Feb 2016 | 31 Mar 2016 | 27 May 2016 | In Person | N/A |
